Bottle-case.



J. C. MILLER.

BOTTLE CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

Patented Sept. 1'?, 1912.

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J. C. MILLER.

BOTTLE CASE.

, APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

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BOTTLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

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liga ollowing -is a'specication.;

UNITED srn'rns' PATENT clarion.

. JOHN dummen, for celeron', omo. i

BOTTLE-casu.

To all whomz't may concern.'

Be it known that I, 'JoHN- C. MILLER,a'

citizen ofthe United States, anda resident of'Canton, Ohio, have invented certain rovements in Bottle-Cases, of which the My invention consists of a'bottle case or rack soconstructed'thatf it can be used .either for supporting the bottles in aninverted Aposition while they are being Washed, or as acase in which the filled bottles can be vended, stored, or transported from place to place. f

In the accompanying drawings :-F igurc 1 is a perspective View of the bottle case or rack as used for supporting the bottlesin an inverted position 'in the Washing machine, Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the same withthe bottles'mounted therein, Fig. 3 isla perspective View .of the. case. asl used for storing or transporting the filled bottles,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the same gwiththe bottles therein, Fig. 5 is a transverse section of part of thevcase on the line, a-a, Eig. 2,"Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one `of the elements .of the case detached from the bod of the same, and Figs. 7 and 8 are views il ustratin'g modifications of certain features of my invention.

The .case comprises end portions 1 and 2,

, and side portions 3 and 4, the end portions being by preference constructedof metal with end flanges -5, to which thewooden f sides of the case can be secured in any ap-v propriate manner.

Each of the end ortions 1 and 2 ofthe case'is also provide with a :Hange 6, whichis intended 4to be engaged by clips 7 formed on a plate. 8 which is secured :to one end of 40 the bottom board 9, so that the latter can be i readily slidinto position in respectl to the I end and side portlons of the case, or can be f readily removed when desired, it being un,

derstood that' this bottom 'board' is used only when the case is intended for the storage or;

transportation of the filledlbottles and is removed when the case'is intended simply to support the bottles in :1n-inverted' position during the washing operation. The plates 8 also serve to armor the end portions of the bot-tom board and prevent injury thereto.

The bottom board 9 can be temporarily secured in position on the case in any avail able manner, as for instance, by means of av pin, engaging one of the sides of the case and passing through a hole 10, in one of speinama of Latins-rareza. Appiieation nled'nay 21,1906. semaine. 311,917.'

Patentedsepe 17,1912.

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`release of the bottom board from the case or the bottom board may have recesses 10a the outer sides ofthe sameas shown for in- `stance at 12, ,1n Figs. 1 and 3, said bars 11 l. being so bentand so located as to provide `for the reception and retention of as many `date, the case shown in thedrawing being intended for the reception of one dozen Also located Within the case is a second rack the bottles, and when the'case is used in the inverted position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this rack engages the shouldered portions of the bottles, and thus serves to support the v are being carried through the Washing machine and subjected to the action of the' washing devices forming part of the said machine. When the `rack is thus used, Iit

Which is interposed a coiled spring 19 which extent, Whereb they serve as supports for the lugs 15 of t e plate 13 as shown in Fig'.'5,.

other by' -pressure exerted upon the finger pieces 18, the lugs 15 are relieved from the for storing or transporting the filled bottles, the latter in this case resting upon the bot tom board 9 of the case, and engaging the rackv formed by the bars 11, as shown in Fig. 4.

When the end portion 1 of the case isa casting, theflange 14 may be cast thereon,

and when said end .portion is of sheet metal vfor the reception o f the bottoms of the bot tles,.as shown 1n F 1g.` 7 so thatit cannot be 13'having therein an opening for each of.

ving" projecting thumb pieces 18 between A tends to project the bolts 16 to their fullest- When the bolts 16 are drawn toward each,

being effected by the removal of such pin,

and 2 of the case vandare riveted down on bottles as the case` is designed to accommo bottles arranged inthree rows of four each.

latter in the inverted position, while-they control of said bolts 16, hence the plate can y I i be lifted from the case, since its use is not required when said case serves as a means slot in the end 2 of the case.

the ange'may be struck up therefrom, this construction being the one shown in the drawing. Y

Instead of mounting the rack-retaining bolts upon the body of thecase-they may be mounted upon the rack, and engage vWith the end ortion of the body, for instance, in Fig. 8 have shown a bolt 20` rotatably mounted upon the rack and capable of being turned into and out of engagementwith a In either construction, one or a plurality of bolts may be used as desired.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim and Patent 1. In a bottle-holding and 'transporting' v device, the combination of a body port-ion,

comprising rigidy connected side Walls, devices fixedly carried by said side walls engaging thel Walls of the bottles for holding and spacing them Within said body portion, V

a removable bottom .for one open end of the body portion on Which bottles rest during 'v transportation thereof, means for detachably connecting said bottom to said body portion, a removable rack arranged at or Vnear the opposite open end offthe body portion and adapted to engage the shouldered portions of the bottles for supporting them y in inverted positionduring the Washingoperation thereof, and means for detachably connecting said rack to the body portion.

2. In a bottle-holding and transporting device, the combination of a body portionl comprising side and end Walls, two opposite l Walls of which are provided with flanges,- devices fixedlyfcarried by the body portion.

engaging the Walls of the bottles for holding'and spacing them therein, a: removable bottom for one open side of the body portion onwhich bottles rest during transportation thereof, means coperating with the flanges of the Walls of said body portion for positioning and detachably connecting said bottom to said body portion, a removable rack arranged at or near the opposite open' side of the body portion and adapted to engage the shouldered portion of the bottles for supporting them in inverted position during the Washing operation thereof, and means for detachably connecting thesaid rack to said body portion.

3. A bottle case for holding bottles .in either an upright or inverted position, comdesire to secure by Letters.

prising a body portion having a slot in one side Wall thereof, a rack fixed in the body portion and arranged near one open end thereof, a second rack arranged near the other ope-n end of the body portion and adapted to engage the shouldered portions of bottles and support them in invertedv 'position during the VWashing thereof, the Hsaid second rack being provided with a projection, a bottom board for the open end of the body portion adjacent to said fixed rack, means yfor temporarily retaining said bottom board in position to serve as a support for the bottles when in upright position for Vtransporting purposes, and means, in*- cluding a slidable locking and supporting bolt movable in said slot and engaging said projection for removably supporting the said second rack in the body portion. Y

4. l A bottle case having a slotted body vportion, a rigid perforated internal bottleof the rack in the case, bolts slidably mounted in the slotted portion of the body of the case, and springs for projecting said bolts into locking engagement with the projections on the bottle-engaging rack.

6. In a bottle-holding and transporting. device, the combination of a casing, a removable vvbottom on which the. bottles rest during transportation, the said bottom being formed `with recesses in which the bottles rest and operate to hold the said bottom in position With respect to the case, and a removable rack arranged to engage the shouldered portions of the bottles when inverted for supporting them in the case dur-4 l ing the' Washing operation. l

In testimony whereof, I have signed my i name to this specification, in the presence vof two subscribing Witnesses.

J OHN'C. MILLER. Witnesses:

e WM'. SIMPSON,

A. HpELLIorr. 

